Scarlet Owens

Biology

21 February, 16:43

A particular species of beetle feeds primarily on purple colored roots. In a situation where a disease takes out a large population of the plant that produces the purple roots, what would be a likely scenario?

The beetles will find a new food source.

All of these are likely.

the beetles who adapt to eat red rooted plants will survive and reproduce.

An amount of the beetles who eat purple colored roots will die.